Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm breaking them in for a horse .
2 A government in disarray , an unpopular opposition , they say , will let them in for a taste of real power .
3 ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’
4 I had this idea they had booked me in for a Caesarean because I 'm small , but had n't told me .
5 And er Betty called me in for a cup of coffee but and I was there , I think , for over two hours .
6 ‘ The least you could do is invite me in for a coffee . ’
7 ‘ Put me down for a fiver both ways . ’
8 Two of Battyburns goals were scored in identical moves — the sign of a poor defensive team — I though for a minute the second goal was a replay of the first : -[ .
9 I never for a moment blamed Malc entirely .
10 As yet my understanding of this was inchoate , but I never for a moment doubted that , while I might work hard and comprehend these studies quite thoroughly , the true meaning of my life lay somewhere else .
11 For the past five years Egham Swan Sanctuary has collected the swans and taken them away for a kind of annual holiday …
12 If you can imagine someone losing their job , the depression that actually causes , perhaps both within them and with their family , the idea of being able to take them away for a holiday to forget about things might be a good thing at the end of the day .
13 He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again .
14 we can always ask to put them away for a week yeah that 's what I might do
15 Well then , if , we can put them away for a week
16 So I decided to take them outside for a breath of fresh air , ’ she added , turning her worried blue eyes in mute appeal to the uniformed policewoman sitting in the corner of the room .
17 It might be possible to book them just for a day .
18 Her husband had opened a bookshop to support her and their two children , but it was " imperative for her to work " at her old job as reader , " to tide them over for a year or two " .
19 It is acceptable to ask them over for a meal they are not expected to be able to manage without a caring woman .
20 I 'm my daughter 's taken me hol me away for a holiday .
21 I 'm my daughter 's taken me hol me away for a holiday .
22 A Colonel Drage , for instance , who lived at The Rodd near Presteigne , would sometimes invite Brian and me over for a night .
23 So I drove to Arnisdale and discovered that Mr McTavish would indeed ferry me over for a bottle of malt : but he wanted another bottle to bring me back .
24 And if you do go back there , at least phone me occasionally and ask me over for a meal — I 'll bring a bottle of vino .
25 He blew a lot of his money on gambling , even slot machines , and buying cars before he got bored with them and sold them off for a fraction of the price he paid for them . ’
26 They never were , and war in 1879 cut their value , many holders selling them off for a pittance .
27 W. P. With kids , I used to carry my gloves in my hand and without any fingers in , and I used to catch them with the gloves if they were cheeky , and if they got cheekier still , I used to take them home for a belt .
28 Somebody said , well the Harbourmaster 's not coming , I said , right go back to work and that 's the time I , that 's the time when we had the first baby and erm , that 's the first one we lost and anyhow they put me off for a fortnight and erm I went down to , I say go up the Board of Guardians , that was like the D H S S but a little bit lower and I just start to buy this house soon as I said to this bloke , he live in the council house over here this bloke , what was interviewing me
29 ‘ I 'll be back in an hour to take you down for a tour of the lodge and to meet Mrs Foster .
30 In fact we have n't got you down for a paper at all in this class yet I do n't think so if you 'd like to do one for us you can see me about it afterwards .
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